MFK700 question. Has Anyone done this?

[Fred West]

I needed to knock off the edges of the raised panel doors that I had just made. I had a roundover bit that I put into my MFK700 but immediately ran into a problem. No matter what I tried I could not raise the roundover bit enough to not create a bead. It finally appeared as if I was going to have to use my OF1400 to solve this when I had one last thought. I would very much like to know if anyone else has tried this and/or what your thoughts on the danger aspect my be.

So, my solution was to raise the MFK700 out of the base by approx. 1/4" and then tighten the knob. This was a perfect solution and gave me the correct height for the bit. If this is a constant problem it would seem to me that the shanks on some of the MFK700 bits should be shorter as this would also help. Fred

 

[dirtydeeds]

Fred, this doesnt really answer your question directly

i have the OFK 700 (the older version of the MFK  700) but it doesnt get a great deal of use

instead when easing edges i use the OFK500

the OFK500 came about because one time i had to ease the edges on 100 metres of 1x2 inch PAR (planed all round) slatted shelves for an airing cupboard

thats 400 metres of edging [1300 linerar feet]

plus all the ends after id chopped them into 700 mil lengths

i did it by hand with a block plane (i had nothing else with me in the van) it took ages

LUCKY ME i was on daywork so got paid, but i still decided that (even on daywork) id never do that again

the OFK500 is a genuine one hand tool and the speed at which you can drive it is phenomenal

unless you only have a couple of metres to do, in which case the block plane comes out of the tool belt

 

[Fred West]

DD, the OFK500 is a beaut. I just went on Ideal Tools and looked at Anthony's listing for it. Unfortunately it is NAINA!!!!! Jeez man that was an awful lot of easing you had to do.  I too use my block plane a lot but I wanted to use the MFK700 as it should be ideal for this job. Fred

 

[dirtydeeds]

fred

a company called viturex do a similar tool, not cheap, here it costs much the same as the ofk500

so do lamello, the lamello here is even more expensive

 

[Daviddubya]

Fred - What brand of roundover bit were you using?  What shaft diameter?  Did the bit you used seem to have an unusually long shaft?  Seems like an edge trimming router should be able to handle a roundover with no problem.  I'm thinking about buying an MFK700, and would like to know if the problem you expereinced is widespread, or is linked to your specific bit.  Thanks.

 

[Fred West]

David, I used a 1/4" shank diameter and it was the exact same length as the 8 mm diameter that I purchased from Festool for the 700. If I wanted a bead it would have worked great but otherwise it was not good. This is a wonderful little router but that portion of it needs to be rethought. I truly think that shorter shafted bits would easily take care of the problem. Fred

 

[Daviddubya]

...I truly think that shorter shafted bits would easily take care of the problem. Fred

Fred - Thanks for the reply.  If the only way you can rout a roundover with this router is to mess around with it or find short shaft bits, then Festool has a serious design problem.  It sounds like the collet is not deep enough to accomodate the bit(s).  I hope we hear from some other folks about this soon.

 

[Fred West]

David, you are quite welcome and frankly I am a bit surprised that more people have not jumped in on this one as the 700 has appeared to be a big seller? ??? Fred

 

[Christian93117]

Fred,

We were trying to replicate your problem, but couldn't find a bit that would cause it.

How exactly does the bit you are using compare to the Festool bit you bought? You said the shaft length is the same. How about the
overall length? How long is the bit?

Regards,

Christian

 

[Fred West]

Christian, I am not down in the shop right now but will go down either tonight or tomorrow morning and measure for you. Fred

 

[Warrior]

I have used my new MFK ;D for roundovers with no problems at all. I have used it with 1/8" 3/16" and 1/4" roundover bits and didn't have an issue at all. ??? The bits were from rockler and skil. The skil bits are decent and are very economical.

Eiji

 

[poto]

Fred - are you sure you're putting the bit in the right end of the MFK?

 

[TahoeTwoBears]

Fred,

We're all waiting with baited breath................. ;D

 

[Michael Kellough]

Fred?

Fred!!

FRED!!!

Uh oh   :'(

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